The East African
Friday March 12 2021
East African Heads of State at a past meeting in Arusha, Tanzania. The Heads of States held a virtual meeting recently. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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So, it is 2021 and about a week since the last Ordinary East African Community’s Heads of States Summit. The meeting was held as a video conference with attendees calling in from their respective offices. I approve of this heartily, physical meetings of heads of state are a pain in the traffic jam for hosting cities and you can’t tell me otherwise.
In the 21st century, the pomp and circumstance of official visits has completely lost its sheen. Familiarity has bred contempt. Many of us don’t even like our presidents outside of the obligatory observance of some form of respect for leadership. I approve of this heartily.